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- ‘Simply reality’: Public hits back at banning of ‘This is Nigeria’ music video
‘This is Nigeria,’ a rap music video portraying the country’s problems, has been banned following accusations that it contains a “vulgar” line. The public has hit back, saying the video merely states the truth.World News - 'They will f*ck up': Company involved in Flint water crisis bids to serve largest city in Africa
Activists are concerned that Veolia, the company linked with the Flint, Michigan water crisis, is on the shortlist to manage two-thirds of water system in Lagos, Nigeria, where many children die from water-borne diseases.World News - Former world champion hurdler Nicholas Bett dies in car crash at age 28
Former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett of Kenya has died in a car crash just one day after competing at the African Championships in Nigeria.Sport News - Nigeria’s Mikel reveals ordeal after learning of father’s kidnap hours before World Cup game
Nigerian captain John Obi Mikel has revealed that he learned his father had been kidnapped just hours before the player was due to face Argentina in their crunch World Cup game last week.Sport News - Over 50 cars destroyed in horrific gas tanker explosion on Nigerian expressway (VIDEOS)
Blood-curdling footage of the aftermath of a tanker explosion in south-western Nigeria has emerged online. The fuel reportedly set dozens of nearby cars on fire, with at least nine killed and many injured in the highway inferno.World News - ‘Musa’s done more than Messi’ – Nigeria goal hero hands Argentina lifeline
Ahmed Musa’s brace gave Nigeria a vital 2-0 World Cup win over Iceland in Volgograd, handing Lionel Messi and Argentina a lifeline as a three-way battle for qualification behind Croatia in Group D goes to the wire.Sport News
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